Cognitive dissonance: Emma Smith reviews Katie Bonna’s one-woman show about lying.
Emma Smith
Articles by Emma Smith
17 January 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Albatross 3rd & Main at Park Theatre
Park Theatre ⋄ 10 January - 4 February 2017
By Emma Smith
Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs, / Upon the slimy sea: Emma Smith reviews Simon David Eden’s journey into the American Dream.
24 December 2016
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Extra Yarn at the Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre ⋄ 16th December 2016 - 7th January 2017
By Emma Smith
Will children like Extra Yarn? Elated child says: ‘Yes! Yes! Yes!’: Emma Smith reviews the Orange Tree Theatre’s Christmas show for young children.
11 November 2016
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Bits of Me Are Falling Apart at the Soho Theatre
Soho Theatre ⋄ 2nd November - 3rd December 2016
By Emma Smith
The boy who would not grow up: Emma Smith reviews Adrian Edmondson in a play about waking up middle-aged.
18 July 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Trial of Jane Fonda at Park Theatre
Park Theatre ⋄ 13th July - 20th August 2016
By Emma Smith
“Context is everything”: Emma Smith reviews Terry Jastrow’s investigation of Jane Fonda and the Vietnam War.
20 June 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: With A Little Bit of Luck at Roundhouse
Roundhouse ⋄ 14th - 18th June 2016
By Emma Smith
“Perfectly captures the pure hope and possibility of youth”: Emma Smith reviews Sabrina Mahfouz’s work as part of The Last Word Festival.
25 May 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: Human Animals at Royal Court
Royal Court, Jerwood Upstairs ⋄ 18th May to 18th June 2016
By Emma Smith
Sex? Prozac? Property?: Emma Smith reviews Stef Smith’s Royal Court debut play about the fine line between animals and humans.
22 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: A Girl is a Half-formed Thing at the Young Vic
Young Vic ⋄ 17th February 2016 - 26th March 2016
By Emma Smith
Annie Ryan’s stage adaptation of Eimear McBride’s novel “batters language into feeling”.
12 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Toast at Rose Theatre
Rose Theatre ⋄ 4th - 13th February 2016
By Emma Smith
Emma Smith on Richard Bean’s bread factory comedy: “Think Made in Dagenham meets Kinky Boots, with more flour, fewer kinks and no women.”
18 January 2016
Reviews • West End & Central
Trygve Wakenshaw: Nautilus
Soho Theatre ⋄ 11th – 23rd January 2016
By Emma Smith
Emma Smith sees Nautilus by Trygve Wakenshaw as part of London International Mime Festival and its funny. Really, really funny.
4 December 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Jackson’s Way: The Christmas Top-Up Power Seminar
Battersea Arts Centre ⋄ 1st – 12th December 2015
By Emma Smith
Will Adamsdale’s alter-ego is back in business.
22 November 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Flowering Cherry
Finborough Theatre ⋄ 17th November - 20th December 2015
By Emma Smith
Death of the British Dream.
13 November 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Cloudcuckoolanders
Camden People's Theatre ⋄ 10th-11th November 2015
By Emma Smith
Screen dreams.
2 November 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Tomcat
Southwark Playhouse ⋄ 28th October - 21st November 2015
By Emma Smith
A brave new world of eugenics.
8 October 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Crushed Shells and Mud
Southwark Playhouse ⋄ 1st-24th October 2015
By Emma Smith
A play of two halves.